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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY 

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Published June, 1905. 



It would be vain to ignore the warning 
voices which tell us .... of a cer- 
tain decadence in the definitely religious 
life of the ordinary home — a falling off, 
that is, in the very force which gave its dis- 
tinctive inspiration and its distinctive 
power to so much of our grandsires' life. — 
The Archbishop of Canterbury at the Gen- 
eral Convention, Oct, 6, 1904. 

"Our duty it is, who are your Fathers in 
Christ, to entreat you, brethren, that you 
rebuild the family altar, and begin the nur- 
ture of your children with that teaching in 
which your mother, the Church, bids you 
to train them." — The Pastoral Letter of the 
House of Bishops, 1904. 



jforewort) 

fmlAPPINESS in the home— or 
liJUl out — is an achievement It 
comes to homes in which the 
spirit's life, in spite of many a fault 
and failure, is lived in prayer — in- 
sistent and persistent. 

And yet family prayer is far from 
common. Men and women whose 
earliest and tenderest memories 
gather round the family altar, omit 
to set up in the home they make a 
family altar to which their children 
may in years to come look back with 
earnest longing and with pious pride. 

Times have changed. Simplicity 
is passing from the home. In many 
a quarter individualism has loosened 
family ties. Parents and children 
equally, each in their own way, leave 
the home to find diversion and up- 
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lift. The habit of doing things to- 
gether seems to be breaking up. 
How can a family find time to pray 
together every day when the only 
time in the whole week they all are 
together is Sunday, — and then the 
growing fashion is to have a house 
party? 

Everything today makes against 
family worship. But the need of it 
remains. Divorce legislation, in 
Church or State, can do no more than 
keep together those whom man's laws 
may have made one flesh, but God's 
will never made one spirit. What is 
wanted is conversion from the 
thought of the family as a starting 
point from which to go out in search 
of pleasure, to the thought of the 
family as a social unit in which and 
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through which by prayer and 
prayerful service to come ^^unto a 
perfect man, unto the measure of the 
stature of the fulness of Christ." Else 
it may be that by and by the home 
which saint and sociologist today 
would save will not be worth the sav- 
ing. 

The family altar ought to be at 
once set up — or put back — in every 
Christian home. How to set it up — 
or put it back — is the first question. 
Extempore prayer is beyond the 
reaches of most people. It puts too 
great a strain on the self-conscious- 
ness of husband and father. Besides, 
after the first week or two family 
prayer is likely to lose its extempor- 
aneousness. The same form is apt 
to be invoked every day, and the con- 

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tents varies less and less as weeks go 
by. 

A book is needed equal to the test 
of brevity, inclusiveness, orderly ar- 
rangement, and inexpensiveness. 
Some books are brief but not inclu- 
sive; some inclusive but not brief; 
some v^ell arranged, but too costly 
to be widely used. 

This little book goes forth ambi- 
tious to meet, measurably at least, 
these tests. At any rate, it is brief, 
and it is possibly as inclusive as could 
be expected of a mere booklet. Each 
service has been so constructed as to 
make it unnecessary, save for special 
needs, to open any other book except 
the Bible. 

The scriptural passages that head 
each service have been chosen with 

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respect to brevity and pertinence, 
and are supplemented by a lection- 
ary on page 113 which provides eight 
weekly series of daily readings cover- 
ing the entire Bible. 

Half the prayers, perhaps, are 
taken outright from the Prayer 
Book. A few are B right's. The bed- 
time prayer of the prayerful Kem- 
per Bocock will be found on page 
104, and on page 107, the old age 
prayer in verse of the late Bishop 
Huntingdon. Robert Louis Steven- 
son's well-known prayer, on page 96, 
ought of course to be in every 
family prayer book. The prayers 
of my own, adapted to those occasions 
for which I could find no other 
prayers that seemed to suit, will per- 
haps prove not altogether useless 
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if the prayerful soul is slow to find 
them out. 

Hoping that this little book may 
find its way to many a home, I send it 
out in prayer. 

Lyman P. Powell. 

St. John's Rectory, 
Northampton, Mass. 
Eastertide, 
1905. 



Acknowledgment is gratefully made of the kindness of 
the Rev. Elwood Worcester, Robert Ellis Jones, and Fred- 
crick A. Wright in reading the manuscript, and of Pro- 
fessor Joseph French Johnson in revising the proof. 

L. P. P. 



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Contents 

Foreword 7 

Introduction 15 

The Lord's Prayer 19 

Morning and Evening Prayers 21 

Special Prayers in the Prayer Book ... 69 
Special Prayers not in the Prayer 

Book 71 

Private Prayers 99 

Grace before Meals 109 

Lectionary 113 



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nVERY one who really prays 
knows that praying deepens 
the sense of the nearness and 
goodness of God. It heightens every 
joy, and elevates every desire. It re- 
lieves the loneliness of life, and 
brings strength to bear its burdens. 

Family prayer does all this, not 
only for the members as individuals, 
but for the family as a body. It 
unites more closely husband and 
wife, parents and children, brothers 
and sisters. It strengthens the union 
of each with the other, and tends to 
blend their separate lives into a har- 
monious whole. 

If in every Christian household 
the practice of family prayer should 
become firmly established, it would 
be impossible to measure the benefi- 

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cial results which would follow. It 
would unify, to a large degree, the 
aims and interests of all the families 
of which society is made; it would 
quicken the consciousness of relation- 
ship and responsibility to God; it 
would tend to purify and ennoble the 
national life. 

Whatever, therefore, is likely to 
encourage and promote the habit of 
family prayer should be welcomed; 
and because this little volume of 
prayers seems so well adapted to 
exert such an influence, I am glad to 
commend it. The prayers cover a 
wide range, and are expressive of al- 
most every right emotion and desire. 
They are simple in structure, easy to 
understand. They are real and ear- 
nest, and thoroughly Christian. 
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May the blessing of God, Who 
hears our prayers, rest upon him who 
has prepared this volume, and upon 
all the families and individuals to 
whom it may come, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O. W. WhiTAKER. 



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UR Father, Who art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy Name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy 
will be done on earth, As it is in 
heaven. Give us this day our daily 
bread. And forgive us our tres- 
passes, As we forgive those who tres- 
pass against us. And lead us not into 
temptation; But deliver us from 
evil; For thine is the kingdom, and 
the power, and the glory, for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

(To be used before the prayers at every 
service.) 



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Sun&a? fmorning 
LESSON 

Psalm 122 or Colossians 3: 1-7 

PRAYERS 
GOD, Who makest us glad 



with the weekly remembrance 
of the glorious Resurrection 
of Thy Son our Lord; Vouchsafe us 
this day such a blessing through Thy 
worship that we may spend the days 
to follow in Thy favour; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Send today upon all Bishops, O 
Lord, especially the Bishop of this 
Diocese, and upon all ministers, es- 
pecially our own. Thy heavenly 
blessing. Help them fearlessly and 
lovingly to preach Thy Word and 
faithfully and reverently to admin- 

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Sun&as /iDornina 

ister Thy Sacraments, and both by 
their life and doctrine to set forward 
every cause of Thine. Bless our 
country and give to our President 
and all in authority, purity of pur- 
pose, right understanding, constant 
courage, and all other blessings v^hich 
Thou seest they need. Look in mercy 
upon all who suffer pain of mind or 
body and relieve them in Thine own 
good time and way. Heal us in the 
Church of all disunity and in the 
world be pleased to bring war to a 
speedy end. Bless all who are dear 
to us by nature's or affection's bonds, 
whether near or far away. And 
grant that all our doings, being 
ordered by Thy governance, may be 
righteous in Thy sight; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. 
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Help us, O God, so to spend this 
holy day as to please Thee. Make us 
eager to attend the services of Thy 
Church. Preserve us from irrever- 
ence, indifference and wandering 
thoughts. Raise our spirits high 
above all fret and pettiness and 
worldliness, that w^e may fervently 
join in the prayers and praises of Thy 
people and listen to our duty with 
honest hearts, in order to practice it 
throughout the week; for Jesus' 
sake. Amen. 

The peace of God which passeth 
all understanding, keep our hearts 
and minds in the knowledge and love 
of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ, 
our Lord. And the blessing of God 
Almighty, the Father, the Son, and 

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the Holy Ghost, be amongst us and 
remain with us always. Amen. 

Hymn* 

"O day of rest and gladness." — 24. 

"O what the joy and the glory must be." 

—397. 

♦The hymns are taken from the standard Hymnal of 
the Protestant Episcopal Church. 



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Sun&as Evening 
LESSON 

Genesis 28: 10-22 or St. Luke 24: 13-32 
PRAYERS 



irrniE thank Thee, heavenly Father, 
llyyll for all the privileges of this 
day; for its sacraments, its 
services, its gospel preached for our 
upbuilding. Forgive, we pray Thee, 
whatever Thou hast seen unworthy 
in our thoughts and words and deeds. 
Pardon us the wanderings of our 
minds and the coldness of our hearts, 
and give us of Thy mercy every bless- 
ing which Thou knowest we shall 
need throughout the week, to live a 
godly, righteous, and sober life, to 
the glory of Thy holy name. Amen. 

O Lord, by all Thy dealings with 
us, whether of joy or pain, of light 
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or darkness, let us be brought to 
Thee. Let us value no treatment of 
Thy grace simply because it makes 
us happy or because it makes us sad, 
because it gives us or denies us what 
we want; but may all that Thou 
sendest us bring us to Thee, that 
knowing Thy perfectness we may be 
sure in every disappointment that 
Thou art still loving us, in every 
darkness that Thou art still enlight- 
ening us, in every enforced idleness 
that Thou art still using us, and in 
every death that Thou art giving us 
life, as in His death Thou didst give 
life to Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

O Lord, our God, Who alone mak- 
est us to dwell in safety, we beseech 
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Thee to keep us this night safe from 
every peril and to raise us up to- 
morrow disposed and strengthened 
for Thy service. Through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be 
with us all evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

"Abide with me, fast falls the eventide." 

— 12. 

"Tarry with me, O my Saviour." — 642. 



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LESSON 

Psalm 42 or Ephesians 4: 1-13 

PRAYERS 
ImlNTO Thee, O merciful Father, 
|B-"| we commend ourselves for 
the week that lies before us. 
Teach us to hate sin and every day 
to shun it, to remember Thee in all 
our tasks and trials and to continue 
steadfast in the faith of Thy dear 
Son whatever the experiences we 
meet, until we at last attain unto the 
measure of the stature of His full- 
ness, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O Lord, make us humble without 
hypocrisy, cheerful without careless- 
ness, serious without melancholy, 
trustful without presumption- Help 
us so to love Thee, as to fear and 
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avoid whatever would part us from 
Thee. Make our souls watchful 
against temptation, strong against 
evil desires, and patient amid the 
trials of this life. Grant us to know 
Thee with our minds, to love Thee 
with our hearts, to please Thee by 
our deeds, to use Thy blessings 
here by grace and to enjoy Thy pres- 
ence hereafter in glory; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Direct us, O Lord, in all our do- 
ings, with Thy most gracious favour, 
and further us with Thy continual 
help; that in all our works begun, 
continued, and ended in Thee, we 
may glorify Thy holy name, and 
finally, by Thy mercy, obtain ever- 
lasting life ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

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The blessing of God Almighty, 
the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, be amongst us, and remain 
with us this week and always. Amen. 

Hymn 

"New every morning is the love/' — i. 
'*Work, for the night is coming/' — 583. 



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LESSON 

Isaiah 40: i-ii or St. John 20: 19-23 

PRAYERS 

0"^LMIGHTY God, Who neither 
slumberest nor sleepest, 

watch this night, we beseech 
Thee, over us and ours and all whom 
Thou hast made, with Thine eyes of 
love and mercy. Comfort those who 
have no comfort save in Thee. Re- 
member in Thy boundless pity the 
homeless and forsaken everywhere. 
Uplift those who are cast down ; be- 
friend them that suffer wrong in ig- 
norance; cheer with hope all who 
are discouraged and unhappy; and 
by Thy grace preserve from falling 
those whom extreme poverty would 
tempt to sin. Though they be trou- 
bled on every side, suffer them not 

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to be distressed ; though they be per- 
plexed, save them from despair; and 
give them this night the peace which 
passeth understanding, for Jesus' 
sake. Amen. 

O God, from Whom ail holy de- 
sires, all good counsels, and all just 
works, do proceed; give unto Thy 
servants that peace which the world 
cannot give ; that our hearts may be 
set to obey Thy commandments, and 
also that by Thee, we, being de- 
fended from the fear of our enemies, 
may pass our time in rest and quiet- 
ness; through the merits of Jesus 
Christ our Saviour. Amen. 

Lighten our darkness, we beseech 
Thee, O Lord; and by Thy great 
mercy defend us from all perils and 

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dangers of this night; for the love of 
Thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

Unto Thy gracious mercy and pro- 
tection we commit us. The Lord 
bless us and keep us. The Lord make 
His face to shine upon us and be 
gracious unto us. The Lord lift 
up His countenance upon us, and 
give us peace, both now and ever- 
more. Amen. 

Hymn 

*Teace, perfect peace, in this dark world 
of sin." — 674. 

"Saviour, breathe an evening blessing." 
—17. 



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TLncs^Si^ /IDocntng 
LESSON 

Isaiah 35 or Philippians 2: 5-1 1. 

PRAYERS 
GOD, the King Eternal, Who 
dividest the day from the 
darkness, and turnest the 
shadow of death into the morning, 
drive far from us all wrong desires; 
incline our hearts to keep Thy law; 
and guide our feet into the way of 
peace, that having done Thy will 
with cheerfulness while it was day, 
we may, when the night cometh, re- 
joice to give Thee thanks; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Make us. Heavenly Father, we 
beseech Thee, honest with ourselves 
and others in all things today. Com- 
pensate the losses that the day may 

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bring and sanctify its gains; sustain 
us in adversity and control us in pros- 
perity. Give us grace to neglect no 
duty, and despise no privilege. Help 
us to be true to ourselves, kind to our 
neighbors, patient v^ith the stupid, 
considerate of the weak, fair to the 
unjust, and faithful unto Thee. Let 
it never be that we think more of be- 
ing happy than of doing good or that 
we fail to share what we have with 
those that lack. Grant us every hour 
the disposition to make the people 
round us happier and the whole 
world better; and thus to grow in 
grace and in the knowledge of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

O Almighty Lord, and everlasting 
God, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to 

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direct, sanctify, and govern, both our 
hearts and bodies, in the ways of Thy 
laws, and in the works of Thy com- 
mandments; that, through Thy most 
mighty protection, both here and 
ever, we may be preserved in body 
and soul ; through our Lord and Sav- 
iour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

The Almighty and Merciful Lord, 
the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, bless and preserve us, this day 
and for evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

"Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve." 

—503- 

''Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings/' 
—512. 



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Uues&as iBvcnirxQ 
LESSON 

Isaiah 9: 1-7 or Romans 13: 8-14 
PRAYERS 
LMIGHTY and everlasting 
God, Who art always more 
ready to hear than we to pray, 
and art wont to give more than we 
either desire or deserve; pour down 
upon us the abundance of Thy 
mercy; forgiving us those things 
whereof our conscience is afraid, and 
giving us those good things which we 
are not worthy to ask, but through 
the merits and mediation of Jesus 
Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

Into Thy hands, O Lord, we com- 
mend ourselves, our souls and bodies, 
beseeching Thee to keep us this night 
without fear and to raise us up to- 

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morrow, strong to serve Thee and to 
follow in the footsteps of Him Who 
lay down in the grave and rose again 
for us, Thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 

Bless, O Lord, our kindred and 
our friends, and have mercy on Thy 
people everywhere. Forgive their 
sins, support them in their trials and 
temptations, educate them by expe- 
rience, and keep for all who look 
with steadfast faith to Thee ^Thy 
morning pledge — ^At evening time it 
shall be light.' " For Jesus' sake. 
Amen. 

The Lord bless us, and keep us. 

The Lord make His face to shine 

upon us, and be gracious unto us. The 

Lord lift up His countenance upon 

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us, and give us peace, both now and 
evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

"Softly now the light of day."— 13. 
"Holy Father, cheer our way." — 9. 



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TRIle&nes&as /IDorninfl 
LESSON 

Joel 2: 12-17 ^^ St. Matthew 18: 21-35 
PRAYERS 
LMIGHTY and everlasting 

God, Who hatest nothing 

that Thou hast made, and 
dost forgive the sins of all those who 
are penitent; create and make in us 
new^ and contrite hearts, that we, 
worthily lamenting our sins and ac- 
knowledging our wretchedness, may 
obtain of Thee, the God of all mercy, 
perfect remission and forgiveness; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

Almighty God, Who seest that we 

have no power of ourselves to help 

ourselves ; keep us both outwardly in 

our bodies, and inwardly in our 

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souls ; that we may be defended from 
all adversities which may happen to 
the body, and from all evil thoughts 
which may assault and hurt the soul ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen, 

O God, Whose nature and prop- 
erty is ever to have mercy and to for- 
give; receive our humble petitions; 
and though we be tied and bound 
with the chain of our sins, yet let the 
pitifulness of Thy great mercy loose 
us; for the honour of Jesus Christ, 
our Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 

The Lord preserve our going out 
and our coming in this day and for 
evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

"Christian! dost thou see them." — 8i. 
"O for a closer walk with God." — 660. 

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Met)nes&ag Evening 
LESSON 

Psalm $1 or Ephesians 4: 25-32 

PRAYERS 



irnjlE come to Thee, our Father, at 
liill the close of day, grateful for 
its mercies, sorry for its sins. 
Forgive them all, we pray Thee, 
here and now; the sins of our soul 
and the sins of our body; our secret 
and our open sins; the sins that we 
have sinned to please ourselves and 
the sins with which we thought to 
please or appease others ; the sins of 
cowardice and the sins of over-confi- 
dence; the sins we mourn and the 
sins we do not mourn because we 
know not, though Thou knowest, 
what they are — forgive them, one 
and all, and bring us to the morning 
light, brave to achieve, strong to en- 

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dure, prompt and purposeful to live 
more nearly as we pray, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 

O God, Who knowest us to be set 
in the midst of so many and great 
dangers, that by reason of the frailty 
of our nature we cannot always stand 
upright; grant to us such strength 
and protection, as may support us in 
all dangers, and carry us through all 
temptations; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

Almighty and everlasting God, 
Who dost govern all things in heaven 
and earth; mercifully hear the sup- 
plications of Thy people, and grant 
us Thy peace all the days of our life ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen, 

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The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be 
with us all evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

"Jesus, lover of my soul." — 335. 
"All praise to Thee, my God, this night." 
—18. 



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Uburs&as /iDomfno 
LESSON 

Ecclesiastes 12 or St. Mark 10: 6-9; 13-15 

PRAYERS 

mOOK graciously, we pray Thee, 
Heavenly Father, on this 
home of ours. Let faith 
abound and hope prevail, and pour 
into our hearts that most excellent 
gift of charity, the very bond of 
peace and of all virtues, without 
which whosoever liveth is counted 
dead before Thee. Grant this for 
Thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake. 
Amen. 

Almighty God, our Heavenly 
Father, Who settest the solitary in 
families, and makest Thyself house- 
holds like a flock of sheep ; we com- 
mend to Thy continual care the 

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homes in which Thy people dwell 
the whole world over. Put far from 
them, we beseech Thee, every root of 
bitterness, the desire of vain-glory, 
and the pride of life. Fill them with 
faith, virtue, knowledge, temper- 
ance, patience, godliness. Knit to- 
gether in constant affection those in 
holy wedlock, made one flesh. Turn 
the heart of the fathers to the chil- 
dren, and the heart of the children 
to the fathers ; and so kindle charity 
among us all, that we may be ever- 
more kindly affectioned with broth- 
erly love; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Almighty God, the fountain of all 
wisdom, Who knowest our necessi- 
ties before we ask, and our ignorance 

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in asking; we beseech Thee to have 
compassion upon our infirmities ; and 
those things which for our unworthi- 
ness we dare not, and for our blind- 
ness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give 
us, for the worthiness of Thy Son 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The Lord preserve our going out 
and our coming in this day and for- 
evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

"Love divine, all love excelling." — ^432. 
"I think when I read that sweet story of 
old."— 562. 



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LESSON 

Psalm 90 or I Peter 4:7-11 
PRAYERS 
E humbly beseech Thee, O 
Father, mercifully to look 
upon our infirmities ; and, for 
the glory of Thy name, turn from us 
all those evils that we most justly 
have deserved; and grant that in all 
our troubles we may put our whole 
trust and confidence in Thy mercy, 
and evermore serve Thee in holiness 
and pureness of living, to Thy honor 
and glory; through our only Media- 
tor and Advocate, Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

Lord of all power and might. Who 
art the Author and Giver of all good 
things; graft in our hearts the love 
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UbursSa^ Eventng 

of Thy name, increase in us true re- 
ligion, nourish us with all goodness, 
and of Thy great mercy keep us in 
the same; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

O Thou Eternal One, Who need- 
est not to slumber or to sleep, we 
humbly pray that Thou wilt let 
Thine eyes of love watch over us the 
long night through. Graciously for- 
give the sins of the whole day, de- 
fend us from all perils, and bring us 
to the morning light with new zest to 
love that which Thou dost command 
and renewed power to play the man 
whatever may befall ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the love of God, and the 

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fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be 
with us all, this night and forever- 
more. Amen. 

Hymn 

"The King of love my Shepherd is." — 
412. 

"God, that madest earth and heaven." — 
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LESSON 

Isaiah 53 or St. Matthew 27 : 35-54 
PRAYERS 
LMIGHTY God, we beseech 
Thee graciously to behold 
this Thy family, for which 
our Lord Jesus Christ was contented 
to be betrayed, and given up into the 
hands of wicked men, and to suffer 
death upon the cross ; Who now liv- 
eth and reigneth with Thee and the 
Holy Ghost ever, one God, world 
without end. Amen. 

Have mercy. Heavenly Father, on 
all who are hardened through the de- 
ceitfulness of sin; vouchsafe them 
grace to come to themselves, the will 
and the power to return to Thee, and 
the loving welcome of Thy forgive- 

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ness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

O Lord, raise up, we pray Thee, 
Thy power, and come among us, and 
with great might succour us; that 
whereas, through our sins and wick- 
edness, we are sore let and hindered 
in running the race that is set before 
us. Thy bountiful grace and mercy 
may speedily help and deliver us; 
through the satisfaction of Thy Son 
our Lord, to whom, with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, 
world without end. Amen. 

God the Father, God the Son, God 
the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve and 
keep us; the Lord mercifully with 
His favour look upon us, and fill us 
with all grace; that we may so live 

54 



ffti&a^ tmornlng 

together in this life, that in the world 
to come we may have life everlasting. 
Amen. 

Hymn 

"O Jesu, crucified for man." — 5. 
"Lord, as to Thy dear Cross we flee." — 
346. 



55 



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jfri&ai? Bvenina 
LESSON 

Lamentations 3 : 22-33 ^^ St. Matthew 27 : 
57-66 

PRAYERS 

E beseech Thee, O Lord, pour 
Thy grace into our hearts; 
that, as we have known the 
incarnation of Thy Son Jesus Christ 
by the message of an angel, so by His 
cross and passion we may be brought 
unto the glory of His resurrection; 
through the same Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 

O Saviour of the world. Who by 
Thy cross and precious blood hast re- 
deemed us, remember in Thy love 
this night the sick and dying every- 
where ; look upon them with the eyes 
of Thy mercy; give them comfort 

56 



3fri&ai? Evening 

and sure confidence in Thee ; defend 
them from depression and despair; 
and grant, when earth is done, that 
they may find the way to heaven, led 
by Thee. Amen. 

O God, Whose days are without 
end, and Whose mercies cannot be 
numbered; make us, we beseech 
Thee, deeply sensible of the shortness 
and uncertainty of human life; and 
let Thy Holy Spirit lead us through 
this vale of misery, in holiness and 
righteousness, all the days of our 
lives; that, when we shall have 
served Thee in our generation, we 
may be gathered unto our fathers, 
having the testimony of a good con- 
science; in the communion of the 
catholic Church ; in the confidence of 

57 



jfrtbas jEvening 

a certain faith; in the comfort of a 
reasonable, religious, and holy hope ; 
in favour with Thee our God, and in 
perfect charity with the world All 
which we ask through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

O Thou, Who alone makest us to 
dwell in safety, visit with Thy heal- 
ing sleep us who are wearied with 
the burdens of the day and merci- 
fully shield from harm Thy children 
everywhere; that lying down in 
peace to take our rest, we may make 
haste to give ourselves with quiet 
mind into Thy holy keeping. 
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

The God of peace. Who brought 

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Jfti&ap lEvcnirxQ 

again from the dead our Lord Jesus 
Christ, the great Shepherd of the 
sheep, through the blood of the ever- 
lasting covenant; make us perfect in 
every good work to do His will, 
working in us that which is well 
pleasing in His sight; through Jesus 
Christ, to Whom be glory for ever 
and ever. Amen. 

Hymn 

"There is a green hill far away." — 544. 
"The shadows of the evening hours/' — 
15. 



59 



Saturbas /IDorning 
LESSON 

Psalm I or St. John i6: 5-15 

PRAYERS 

fig|RANT, O Lord, that as we are 
|^"| baptized into the death of 
Thy blessed Son, our Saviour 
Jesus Christ, so by continual morti- 
fying our corrupt affections we may 
be buried with Him; and that 
through the grave, and gate of death, 
we may pass to our joyful resurrec- 
tion; for His merits. Who died, and 
was buried, and rose again for us. 
Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 

O God, Who didst teach the hearts 
of Thy faithful people, by sending 
to them the light of Thy Holy Spirit ; 
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Satur&as flilorntng 

grant us by the same Spirit to have a 
right judgment in all things, and 
evermore to rejoice in His holy com- 
fort; through the merits of Christ 
Jesus our Saviour, Who liveth and 
reigneth with Thee, in the unity of 
the same Spirit, one God, world 
without end. Amen. 

O Lord, our Heavenly Father, Al- 
mighty and Everlasting God, Who 
hast safely brought us to the begin- 
ning of this day; defend us in the 
same with Thy mighty power; and 
grant that this day we fall into no 
sin, neither run into any kind of dan- 
ger; but that all our doings, being 
ordered by Thy governance, may be 
righteous in Thy sight; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
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Saturba^ flnorning 

The Lord preserve our going out 
and our coming in this day and for 
evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

''My faith looks up to Thee/'— 345. 
"Jesus, the very thought of Thee/' — ^434. 



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Saturbai? JEvening 
LESSON 

Psalm 23 or Revelation 21 : 1-4; 22-2^ 

PRAYERS 
GOD, as our days pass away, 

draw us, we pray Thee, closer 

to Thyself. We are in Thy 
hands, for Thou art Almighty; and 
we trust Thee in Thy goodness, for 
Thou art our Father. Give us true 
sorrow for our sins, a humble and 
lively faith, honesty of purpose, and 
peace of conscience; and help us so 
to love and serve Thee in this world 
that we may ever live with Thee in 
the world to come; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Have mercy, O Lord, we beseech 
Thee, on our relatives and friends, 
our neighbors and acquaintances ; on 

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the poor and afflicted, the sick and 
sorrowful; on the young and ignor- 
ant, the weak and fallen; on all for 
whom we ought to pray. And be 
pleased to supply all their needs, ac- 
cording to the riches of Thy mercy, 
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Sustain us, O Lord, all the day 
long of this mortal life, until the 
shadows lengthen, and the evening 
comes, and the busy world is hushed, 
and life's fever is over. Then in Thy 
love and mercy grant us, we beseech 
Thee, a safe lodging, a holy rest and 
peace at last; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the love of God, and the 

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Saturbas ]£\>entng 

fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be 
with us all evermore. Amen. 

Hymn 

"I heard a sound of voices/' — 404, 
*'Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear." 
— II. 



65 



u Tf ^^ vi6 not be content to prai^ motntns 
anD evenln^t but let ua ltx>e tn praiser 
all Oa^ iong." —Fenelon. 



67 



Special pra^ere in the prater Booft 

For the President, etc 13 

For Congress 37 

For Clergy and Congregation 14, 553 

For Christian Unity 38 

For Missions 38 

For the Sick 41, 42, 282, 287, 288 

For Those at Sea 43 

For Those Under Affliction 43 

For Purity 222 

Thanksgiving for Recovery from 

Sickness 47, 290 

Thanksgiving for Safe Return from 

Sea 47 

For Thanksgiving Day 320, 321 

Note. — The page numbers given are taken from tho 
standard edition of the Book of Common Prayer. 



69 



Special praters not in tbe prater 
3Booft 

On Entering Church y^^ 

In Preparation for Holy Communion. . 74 

To Open any Parish Meeting 75 

For Use at any Woman's Meeting 76 

For the Parish yj 

In the Vacancy of a Cure of Souls 78 

For the Bishop of the Diocese 79 

On Removing to a New Home 80 

On the Birth of a Child 81 

For the Children of the Home 82 

On a Birthday 83 

A Noonday Prayer 84 

For a Person, or Persons, on a Journey. 85 

For Patience under Pain 86 

For Freedom from Worry 87 

Prayer for Advancing Years 88 

For Friends in the other World 90 

On New Year's Eve 93 

For the Country 94 

Stevenson's Bedtime Prayer 96 



71 



®n Bntering Cburcb 

DAKE away from us, O Lord, as 
we begin Thy service, the 
spirit of irreverence and in- 
difference, the distractions of the 
mind and burdens of the soul, and 
give us godly fear and true devotion, 
that we may worship Thee in spirit 
and in truth; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



73 



Hn preparation for tbe MoIb Com^ 
munfon 

Iig|RANT, we beseech Thee, O 
\\Sm God, as we this day approach 
the table of our Lord to par- 
take of the Holy Sacrament which 
was instituted in the night in which 
He was betrayed, that preparation of 
heart which is most acceptable to 
Thee, and by the inspiration of Thy 
Holy Spirit, so purify our thoughts 
that we may be worthy partakers of 
that holy mystery; through the same 
Thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. 
Amen. 

"Christ it was that spake it, 
He took the bread and brake it, 
And what His word doth make it. 
So I beHeve and take it." 



74 



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Uo ©pen anp parisb /IDeetiuG 

IRECT us, O Lord, in all our 
doings, and especially in the 
doings of this hour, with Thy 
most gracious favor, and further us 
with Thy continual help, that in all 
our works begun, continued, and 
ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy 
holy Name, and finally by Thy 
mercy, obtain everlasting life; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



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3for use at arts Roman's fllleettng 



B BLESSED Jesus, Who for 
thirty years didst dwell in 

Thy humble home at Naza- 
reth, bless, we beseech Thee, the 
homes of these Thy servants. Drive 
from them all selfishness and impur- 
ity, all unkindly tempers and un- 
gracious words, and keep their mem- 
bers ever kind to one another, tender- 
hearted and forgiving, even as Thou 
art ever ready to forgive them all 
their sins. Make them prompt and 
diligent in their work in home and 
church alike ; let no sloth or thought- 
lessness lead to neglect of the home 
duties, no vain pretext or coldness 
keep them from the work and wor- 
ship of the Church. Dwell in their 
hearts and make them and all they 
love entirely Thine in this world and 
give them in the world to come eter- 
nal life. For Jesus' sake. Amen. 

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LMIGHTY and Everlasting 
God, Who art the fountain of 
all good, grant, we beseech 
Thee, to this parish all things needful 
to its highest interests ; give its pastor 
grace and wisdom; give its people 
piety and zeal ; comfort the comfort- 
less; heal the sick; confirm the faith- 
ful; arouse the careless; recover the 
fallen; restore the penitent; re- 
move all hindrances to the advance- 
ment of Thy truth and make all to be 
of one heart and one mind in Thy 
holy Church; to the honor and the 
glory of Thy ever-blessed Name; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



77 



In tbe liJacancp ot a Cute ot Souls 



I END, we beseech Thee, O 

Lord, to this Thy flock un- 

shepherded a pastor of such 
grace and wisdom as may make his 
ministrations pleasing unto Thee and 
helpful unto us; that walking the 
way of Thy commandments, minister 
and people may in loving and in 
prayerful fellowship labor to Thy 
liking here for the upbuilding of 
Thy holy Church; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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1' 



3For tbe :fiSisbop of tbe iDiocese 

jOOK down in mercy, we be- 
seech Thee, upon Thy ser- 
vant our Bishop, to whom 
Thou hast given charge over this 
Diocese ; fill him with Thy grace and 
goodness; direct, defend, and com- 
fort him in all his arduous labors; 
give him a people responsive to his 
leadership, loyal and loving, what- 
ever may befall; and grant that he 
and all of us committed to his care, 
may at the last attain to everlasting 
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



79 



®n IRemovinfl to a mew Mome 



H~l LORD, Who by Thy servant 
Elisha didst bless the Pro- 
phet's Sons in the building of 
their habitations, bless us, too, we 
pray, as we begin in this new place to 
build us up a home. Give us grace, 
O God, to keep it free from discord 
and from discontent, from worldly- 
mindedness and all else that would 
part us from Thy love. Be patient 
with us and help us to be patient with 
ourselves and with each other when 
we make mistakes ; keep us ever loyal 
to our best ideals however often we 
may fail to live up to them; and 
when the summons comes to leave 
our earthly home, may it be to dwell 
forever *^in an house not made with 
hands, eternal in the heavens;" 
through the mercy and the merits of 
Thy Son our Lord. Amen. 



80 



®n tbe Birtb of a Cbil5 



LMIGHTY God, Who hast 

taught us that children are 

the gift of Thine abounding 
love, we offer Thee our heartfelt 
thanks for this little one newly born 
into our home. Preserve him by 
Thy goodness. Give him a sound 
mind in a sound body. And grant 
that, being made Thy child, he may 
abolish the whole body of sin and 
live through all his days a Christ-like 
life; for Jesus' sake. Amen. 



8r 



1 



3For tbe CbilDren ot the Mome 

GRACIOUS Saviour, Who 
on earth loved little children 
and called them unto Thee, 
bless now, we pray Thee, the chil- 
dren of this home. May they grow 
up in Thy fear and love. May they 
live ever as members of Christ, chil- 
dren of God, and heirs of heaven; 
and thus be Thine forever in this 
world and in the next; for Jesus' 
sake. Amen. 



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®n a JSirtb&ai? 

LMIGHTY God, of Whose 
goodness it cometh that an- 
other year is added to the life 
of this Thy servant, we thank Thee 
for Thy mercies past to him and 
humbly ask for their continuance in 
the year which he begins to-day. Par- 
don in him whatever has had need of 
pardon in the past. Increase in him 
in the year to come faith, hope and 
charity. Enable him by Thy good 
will to love the things which Thou 
commandest, and to desire that 
which Thou dost promise, so that, 
among the sundry and manifold 
changes of the world his heart may 
surely there be fixed where true joys 
are to be found ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



83 



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H IRoon&a^ ipraper 

LESSED Saviour, Who at this 
hour didst hang upon the 
cross stretching forth Thy 
loving arms ; grant that all mankind 
may look unto Thee and be saved; 
through Thy mercies and merits, 
Who liveth and reigneth with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost ever one 
God, world without end. Amen. 



84 



3for a ipeteon or persons on a 
Journcp 



I GOD, Who art present in all 

places, and Who hast shown 

us in Thy Holy Word that 
though we dwell in the uttermost 
parts of the earth, even there Thy 
right hand shall uphold us ; preserve, 
we beseech Thee, Thy servant now 
journeying, whom we commend to 
Thy Almighty care. Guard him by 
Thy good providence from sickness, 
and from all the dangers of the way; 
deliver him from the temptations to 
which he may be exposed, and con- 
duct him in safety to the place where 
he would be, with a grateful sense of 
Thy mercies; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 



85 



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3for patience Xttn&er patn 

LMIGHTY God,WhoseBless- 
ed Son went not up to joy 
but first He suffered pain, 
and entered not into glory before He 
was crucified, mercifully grant that 
we, walking in the way of the Cross, 
may find it none other than the way 
of life and peace. Through Jesus 
Christ, our Lord. Amen. 



86 



3for jfreeDom trom Morrp 

I MOST loving Father, Who 

wiliest us to give thanks for 

all things, to dread nothing 
but the loss of Thee, and to cast all 
our care on Thee Who carest for us, 
preserve us from faithless fears and 
worldly anxieties, and grant that no 
clouds of this mortal life may hide 
from us the light of that love which is 
immortal, and which Thou hast 
manifested unto us in Thy Son, Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 



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prater fot Hbvancing l^ears 

GOD, our Heavenly Father, 
Whose gift is length of days, 
help us to make the noblest 
use of mind and body in our advanc- 
ing years. According to our strength, 
apportion Thou our work. As Thou 
hast pardoned our transgressions, sift 
the ingatherings of our memory that 
evil may grow dim and good may 
shine forth clearly. We bless Thee 
for Thy gifts and especially for Thy 
Presence, and for the love of friends 
in heaven and earth. Grant us new 
ties of friendship, new opportunities 
of service, joy in the growth and hap- 
piness of children, sympathy with 
those who bear the burdens of the 
world, clear thought and quiet faith. 
Teach us to bear infirmities with 
cheerful patience. Keep us from 
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prater tor H^vanctn9 l^ears 

narrow pride in outgrown ways, 
blind eyes that will not see the good 
of change, and impatient judgments 
of the methods and experiences of 
others. Let Thy Peace rule our 
spirits through all the trial of our 
waning powers. Take from us all 
fear of death, and all despair and 
undue love of life, that with glad 
hearts at rest in Thee, we may await 
Thy Will concerning us, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



89 



3for jfrienDs in tbe ©tber Morlb 

GOD, the God of the spirits 
of all flesh, in Whose em- 
brace all creatures live, in 
whatsoever world they be; we plead 
for those whose names and dwelling- 
place and every need Thou knowest 
Lord, vouchsafe them light and rest, 
peace and refreshment, joy and con- 
solation, in Paradise, in the compan- 
ionship of saints, in the presence of 
Christ, in the ample folds of Thy 
great love. Grant that their life (so 
troubled here) may unfold itself in 
Thy sight and find a sweet employ- 
ment in the spacious fields of eter- 
nity. If they have ever been hurt or 
maimed by word or deed of ours, we 
pray Thee of Thy great pity to heal 
and restore them, that they may serve 
Thee without hindrance. 
90 



3for jprieuDs In tbe ©tber XKIlotl& 

Tell them, O gracious Lord, if it 
may be, how much we love them and 
miss them and long to see them 
again; and, if there be ways in 
which they may come, vouchsafe 
them to us as a guide and guard, and 
grant us a sense of their nearness, in 
such degree as Thy laws permit. 

If in aught we can minister to 
their peace, be pleased of Thy love to 
let this be; and mercifully keep us 
from every act which may deprive us 
of the sight of them as soon as our 
trial-time is over, or mar the fulness 
of our joy when the end of days hath 
come. 

Pardon, O gracious Lord and 
Father, whatsoever is amiss in this 
our prayer, and let Thy will be done ; 
for our will is blind and erring, but 

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jfor 3frten&s in tbe ©tber l]morl& 

Thine is able to do exceeding abund- 
antly above all that we ask or think; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 



92 



®n 5l2ew l^ear's JEve 

InpTJAY it please Thee, Almighty 
IImLII God, Who hast blessed us 
this year past, to forgive us 
all that we have done amiss ; to turn 
all our sufferings and sorrows to good 
account; to guide us, love us, and 
preserve us through the coming year; 
and permit us, when the last year of 
our life is come, to leave the world of 
time in peace and confidence for that 
better world where time shall be no 
more; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 



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for tbe Countri? 

LMIGHTY God, Who in the 
former time leddest our fath- 
ers forth into a wealthy place 
and didst set their feet in a large 
room; give Thy grace, we humbly 
beseech Thee, to us their children, 
that we may always approve our- 
selves a people mindful of Thy favor 
and glad to do Thy will. 

Bless our land with honorable in- 
dustry, sound learning and pure man- 
ners. Defend our liberties, preserve 
our unity. Save us from violence, 
discord, and confusion, from pride 
and arrogance, and from every evil 
way. Fashion into one happy peo- 
ple the multitude brought hither out 
of many kindreds and tongues. 

Endue with the spirit of wisdom 
those whom we entrust in Thy name 

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jfor tbe Country 

with the authority of government, to 
the end that there be peace at home, 
and that we keep ourplace among the 
nations of the earth. 

In the time of our prosperity tem- 
per our self-confidence with thank- 
fulness, and in the day of trouble 
suffer not our trust in Thee to faiL 
All which we ask for Jesus' sake. 
Amen. 



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ca 



Stevenson's ffie&time ©taper 

E beseech Thee, O Lord, to be- 
hold us with favor, folk of 
many families and nations 
gathered together in the peace of this 
roof, weak men and women subsist- 
ing under the covert of Thy patience. 
Be patient still; suffer us yet a while 
longer with our broken purposes of 
good, with our idle endeavors against 
evil ; suffer us a while longer to en- 
dure and (if it may be) help us to 
do better. 

Bless to us our extraordinary mer- 
cies; if the day comes when these 
must be taken, brace us to play the 
man under affliction. Be with our 
friends, be with ourselves. Go with 
each of us to rest; if any awake, tem- 
per to them the dark hours of watch- 
ing; and when the day returns, re- 
q6 



Stevenson's Be&time prater 

turn to us, our Sun and Comforter, 
and call us up with morning faces 
and with morning hearts — eager to 
labor — eager to be happy, if happi- 
ness shall be our portion — and if the 
day be marked for sorrow, strong to 
endure it. Amen. 



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Ea 



H Cbfl&'s fmornfrtQ Forager 

ATHER, we thank Thee for 
the night, 
And for the pleasant morning 
light; 
For rest, and food, and loving care, 
And all that makes the world so 
fair. 

Dear Saviour, make me holy: 
Let me be gentle, mild. 

Obedient, loving, lowly, 
A truly Christlike child. 



lOI 



B Cbtlb's Evening prater 

ESUS, tender Shepherd, hear 
me; 
Bless Thy little lamb to- 
night; 
Through the darkness be Thou near 
me, 
Keep me safe till morning light. 

Now I lay me down to sleep ; 
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep. 
If I should die before I wake, 
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take. 



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THOU Whose love hast 
brought me in safety to an- 
other day, be pleased to 
purify my purpose and to sanctify 
my every thought this day that I may 
neither begin any action without a 
pure intention, nor continue it with- 
out Thy blessing. Through the help 
of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

O Lord, take my life, for I cannot 
give it to Thee, and when Thou hast 
taken it, keep it, for I cannot keep it 
for Thee ; and save me in spite of my- 
self. Amen. 

O my God, I believe in Thee, be- 
cause I believe in my own soul. I 
believe that Thou, being all good, 
wouldest want to reveal Thyself to 
me, and being all powerful couldest 
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Hn Hbult's iprasers 

reveal Thyself, and being all love 
hast revealed Thyself in Jesus 
Christ, Very God and Very MaOj 
Thine only Son, our Elder Brother, 
truest Friend and only Lord. In this 
faith I would have grace to live. In 
this faith I pray Thee, give me grace 
to die. Amen. 

O Lord, Thou knowest what is 
best for me ; give me what Thou wilt, 
as Thou wilt, when Thou wilt, only 
give me Thyself. Amen. 

O merciful Father, to Whose 
house of many mansions Thy child 
shall one day approach alone, by ly- 
ing down to sleep ; let Thy gentle re- 
newing hands be upon me, and Thy 
loving eyes behold me, as I go to 
104 



Hn H&ult's praters 

sleep this night. Thou Who givest 
Thy beloved sleep, grant that I may 
rest at peace with Thee, and with all 
Thy creatures. Renew my body, and 
cleanse my heart and soul, by Thy 
recreative power, and grant that the 
morning light may make me rejoice 
alike in rendering new service to 
Thee, and in being one day nearer to 
the vision of Thy face; for His sake 
Who died for us, and rose again, 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



105 



Q] 



H priest's prater 

GOD, the Pastor and Gov- 
ernor of all Thy faithful peo- 
ple, look down in mercy upon 
Thy servant whom Thou hast been 
pleased to appoint to the office of 
priest, and to the charge of this par- 
ish; grant, I beseech Thee, that I 
may profit those over whom I am 
set, both by my doctrine and my ex- 
ample; that I, together with the 
flock committed to my charge, may 
come at last to eternal life, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



io6 



Hn HGe5 Cbttstian's praper 

ipajAR on, from hill to hill, my 
lull road runs, O my friendliest 

Friend. 
Less free my plodding feet, less sure 

my step, less keen my sight. 
Yet in the fading west keep for me 

to the end 
Thy morning pledge — ^At evening 

time it shall be light.' 



107 



<5tace JSeforc flUeals 



m 



ffor Cbil&ren 

LESS the food this day we take, 
And keep us safe, for Jesus' 
sake. 



We thank Thee, Father, wise and 

good, 
For home and friends and daily food. 
Bless to our use the food we take, 
And keep us all, for Jesus' sake. 



Ill 



m 



ffor abults 

LESS, O Lord, this food to our 
use and us to thy service. 
Amen. 



Bless to our use, O Lord, these 
gifts of Thy abounding love and give 
us hearts to love and serve Thee ever. 
For Jesus^ sake. Amen. 



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LEC 



OLD TESTAMENT 



History 



Prophets Psaln 



SUNDAY 



MONDAY 



Morning 



Evening 



Morning 



Genesis, 1-2:3 



15 



Exodus. 3:1-14 



TUESDAY 



WEDNESDAY 



Evening 



Morning 



Evening 



Morning 



Evening 



Deut., 6:1-13 



Joshua. 3:9-17 



Judges, 

16:23-31 



Isaiah. 



1:11-20 



Jeremiah, 

23:1-8 



Ezekiel. 

18:20-32 



34:11-16 



Hosea.l4 



I Sam., 

12:20-25 



THURSDAY 



FRIDAY 



SATURDAY 



Morning 



Evening 



Morning 



Evening 



Morning 



II Sam., 

23:13-17 



I Kings, 

8:12-21 



I Kings, 

17:10-24 



II Kings, 20 



Ezra, 8:31-36 



Evening 



Daniel. 



6:11-23 



Job. 27 



11 



14 



15 



19 



Joel, 3:9-21 



29 



Amos. 3 



Jonah. 3 



Micah. 6:6-16 



Nahum, 1 



Habakkuk, 3 



37:1-1] 



46 



63 



82 



103 



Zephaniah, 

3:14-20 



Malachi, 4 



121 



139 



)NARY 



NEW TESTAMENT 


Life of Christ His Teachings Parables Apostolic History Epistles 


John. 1:1-18 


Luke. 12:22-32 


Mat.. 13:1-9, 
18-23 


Acts. 1:23-26 


Rom., 7:14-25 


Luke, 2:1-20 


" 17:20 
Mat. 13:44-52 


" 18:23-35 


" 2:1-18 


•• 15:1-7 


Mat., 3:13-17 


John. 3:1-21 


" 20:1-16 


" 4:13-37 


I Cor., 9:19-27 


" 4:1-11 


Mat., 5:3-12 


" 21:33 45 


'* 6:1-7 


I Cor.. 13 


Mark, 1:16-20 


Mat., 5:13-48 


'* 25:1-13 


'• 7:54-60 


II Cor., 

11:16-31 


John. 2:12-32 


Mat., 6 


" 25:14-30 


" 9:1-18 


Gal., 5:16-26 


Mat.. 4:23-25 


Mat.. 7 


Luke. 10:25-37 


" 10:21-48 


Eph., 6:1-20 


John. 6:26-71 


Rom.. 13:8-10 


" 12:13-21 


" 14:1-7 


Philippians, 
3:7-14 


Mat.. 11:20-24 


Mark, 8:27-32 


" 14:16-24 


" 17:15-34 


Col., 1:21-29 


Luke. 9:28-36 


John, 17 


*' 15:11-32 


" 20:17-38 


I Thess,-, 

5:16-28 


Mark. 11:1-11 


'• 14:15-27 


" 16:1-13 


" 21:27-39 


II Tim., 2:1-19 


" 15:24-40 


Mat., 28:16-20 


'* 16:19 31 


" 24 


Hebrews, 

12:1-13 


Mat., 28:1-8 


Luke. 22:14-20 


*• 18:1-8 


" 28:1-10 


James, 1:16-27 


Acts. 1:9-12 


Mat., 16:18 


" 18:9-14 


" 28:16-31 


I John. 1:5-9 



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